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• The administration itself is requesting that Control Section 90 be added to authorize the Department
• These augmentations will be within the cumulative total of the 2.5 billion authorized in control sections
• the reporting requirements that the LAO has recommended for for CETNA and then also for the Control Section
• It's Penal Code 2067 and it's there's statutorily statutorily listed out criteria by which the that's
• As now we will move on to our last section, our second to last on local. for public safety.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Section 504 ensures students can receive reasonable accommodations.
• <01:13:10.520> Covered<01:13:10.840> sections AI-driven decisions.
• Covered sections AI-driven decisions.
• be posted even if it's just a QR code be posted even if it's just a QR code where<02:46:11.960><
• The C-DOT Department of Transportation and regional transportation authorities that fund transit

Keywords: 981, all

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• Section D is removed to avoid redundancy, as the State Office of Administrative Hearings Management.
• Rule 78.16 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 3 Rule 78 Part N established a surcharge of 150 percent.
• It's really not consistent with what the natural resource code in the legislature is intended.
• In the natural resource code, that is the way we would want to implement for consistency across all of
• Disposal of lithium-ion batteries requires specific procedures related to handling, transportation, and

Bills: SB2122, SB2050, HB16

Keywords: oil and gas waste, application fees, permit amendments, environmental regulation, Texas natural resources, battery recycling, battery disposal, consumer batteries, energy storage modules, electrochemical devices, lithium-ion battery, household hazardous waste, solid waste, municipal recycling, waste management, battery stewardship, producer responsibility, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, recycling program

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• But because jurisdictions won't know where the sites are online, you can't tell, as a code enforcement
• So I don't think you want a private corporation acting as code enforcement.
• I know one of them is getting a code enforcement. It's a larger one.
• Doesn't have a permit, not allowed, getting code enforcement action.
• And you're creating an additional code enforcement requirement to say that people...

Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard a long agenda of housing-related bills, beginning with AB 518 on low-impact camping areas. The author and supporters said the bill would streamline permitting for small rural camping operations on private land, expand outdoor access, and support rural economies, while opponents from campground associations and counties warned it could undermine existing regulation, create enforcement problems, and allow advertising of unpermitted sites. Members raised concerns about fire safety and local control, but the bill was ultimately passed as amended on an 8-0 vote. The committee then approved AB 635, which would require HCD to refer up to 25 of the most serious mobile home residency law complaints to the Attorney General. Supporters said mobile home residents need stronger enforcement against egregious park-owner violations, while opponents argued the existing program is underused, costly, and should remain subject to a sunset. After discussion of the program’s surplus and enforcement role, the bill passed 9-1. AB 893, which expands ministerial approval for mixed-income housing near college campuses and broadens eligibility for affordable units to students, faculty, and staff, also drew strong support from student advocates and housing groups and respectful opposition from the League of California Cities over local control and height limits; it passed 10-0. AB 925, the Mobile Home Emergency Safety Act, would require stronger emergency preparedness measures in mobile home parks, including accessible exits, working fire hydrants, and gas shutoff access, with a fee increase to fund enforcement. Supporters framed it as a life-safety measure in disaster-prone areas, while opponents argued the bill duplicates existing requirements and imposes an unnecessary fee increase. The committee voted 6-1 to send it to Appropriations, with the bill left on call. The consent calendar, including several other housing and local government bills, was approved 8-0. The committee also heard AB 712, which would increase penalties and attorney-fee protections for applicants enforcing state housing laws against public agencies; supporters said it would improve compliance, while special districts opposed the bill as overly broad and unclear. Members discussed indemnification and timing issues, and the bill was advanced with amendments to Judiciary.

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• So, to clarify the confusion, SB 1285 clarifies and codifies that Welfare and Institutions Code Section
• Under this section, a petition is treated as if it never happened.
• As the Vice Chair of Transportation, I want to thank the Chair of Transportation for bringing this important
• As the Vice Chair of Transportation, I want to thank the Chair of Transportation for bringing this important
• Senate Transportation is meeting immediately after adjournment of session in Room 2100.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• You mentioned specifically child care and transportation.
• We offer transportation vouchers.
• So moving on to our state funding, I'm going to spend most of my time talking about this section.
• I'm going to spend most of my time talking about this section.
• The first one is enhanced transportation, which is provided to help districts and charters cover transportation

Summary: The House and Senate Education Committee first approved minutes from February 2 and 3, then heard an interim study proposal on Arkansas adult education and the Excel Center model, presented by Goodwill Industries of Arkansas and the University of Notre Dame’s Lab for Economic Opportunities. Witnesses argued that about 300,000 Arkansas adults lack a high school diploma or GED and described the Excel Center as a diploma-granting public charter option for adults 19 and older, with wraparound supports such as child care, transportation, tutoring, life coaching, and career services. They said the Arkansas campuses are not state-funded, highlighted growth in enrollment and graduation outcomes, and cited research showing improved employment, earnings, and reduced criminal justice involvement for graduates. Committee members discussed the role of Goodwill’s nonprofit mission, the need for multiple adult education pathways, and the relationship between adult education challenges and broader state efforts such as LEARNS and ACCESS. The committee then debated the interim study proposal procedure, including whether questions should have been taken before the vote. The motion to adopt the ISP passed, and members noted that the study would broadly examine adult education, GED testing, high school diplomas, charter schools, in-person adult education, and funding allocation. Several members asked for follow-up information on current adult education funding, the availability of Excel Centers, and the criminal justice study results. After that, staff from the Bureau of Legislative Research gave a detailed adequacy funding overview for Arkansas K-12 education. They reviewed national funding principles and then explained Arkansas’s revenue streams and distribution system, including general revenue, the Educational Excellence Trust Fund, the Educational Adequacy Fund, local property-tax revenues, and facilities partnership funding. They also walked through the state’s foundation formula, categorical aid, supplemental aid, and additional funding, including the per-student matrix amount of $7,771 for 2025 and how funds are allocated to districts and charters. Members asked about student support staff, special education high-cost occurrences, ALE funding, teacher salary equalization, and the Excel Center’s treatment in funding totals; staff said some of those questions would be addressed in a later spending presentation. The meeting ended after the committee was told the department was present mainly to answer questions and no further business remained.

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• For many working families, caregivers, and voters with transportation challenges, voting on Election
• vote-by-mail to an in-person, and that means they know what that, they know the, every ballot has a code
• I think you know this so well, is the ballots are coded, and so once I vote in person and I get a ballot
• Madam Chair, unlike public safety and penal code, I would not consider election laws one of my areas
• Okay So this bill updates the code section on processing mail ballots to align with the previously enacted

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And that is we develop code where if you stay within these boundaries...
• And that is we develop code where if you stay within these boundaries, you can get a code approval from
• But I think this code review principle is something that would be an excellent approach.
• Then a code approval means a pretty much boilerplate, make sure you're meeting all the code...
• Code approval means a pretty much boilerplate, make sure you're meeting all the code requirements, and

Summary: The Select Committee on Climate Innovation and Infrastructure held a hearing focused on emerging technologies for climate resilience and infrastructure. The first panel discussed the Calistoga Resiliency Center, a utility-driven microgrid that keeps the city powered during public safety power shutoffs using hydrogen fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries, and liquid hydrogen storage. PG&E described microgrids as a resilience tool but emphasized that cost remains the main barrier to wider deployment. Energy Vault explained the project’s design, its ability to provide at least 48 hours of backup power on a small parcel of land, and its use of green hydrogen and battery storage to improve efficiency and reduce emissions. A Calistoga councilmember and NCPA representative also discussed the Lodi Energy Center hydrogen project, saying it could help decarbonize power generation and transportation, but that federal and state funding changes, tax credit timing, and other policy shifts have made the project difficult to advance. The Green Hydrogen Coalition supported the Calistoga model as a blueprint and urged policy changes to create demand and reduce barriers for renewable hydrogen, including addressing behind-the-meter rules and recognizing hydrogen in state energy planning. The second panel focused on water resilience and desalination, with the California Desal Association and Oneka Technologies discussing wave-powered desalination for the City of Fort Bragg. Cal Desal said California’s changing hydrology, reduced snowpack, and drought conditions make local water supply options increasingly important, but noted that conventional desalination is expensive and slow to permit. Oneka described its offshore, wave-powered system as a zero-electricity desalination technology that produces drinking water without greenhouse gas emissions and with limited land use, and said the Fort Bragg pilot is intended to demonstrate the technology under California conditions. The company and Cal Desal both stressed that permitting is a major obstacle, with the project requiring multiple agencies and a timeline far longer than in other jurisdictions. They also said the technology’s autonomous operation could improve water resilience because it does not depend on the electrical grid. The final panel featured the Climate Foundation’s marine permaculture proposal, which aims to restore kelp forests and support carbon removal and coastal food systems. The presenter said warming oceans and nutrient loss have devastated kelp forests along the California coast and argued that offshore platforms that raise and lower seaweed to access nutrients and sunlight could help regenerate ecosystems while producing food, feed, fertilizer, and carbon benefits. He said the technology has shown strong growth rates and storm resilience in other regions, but that California permitting remains a major hurdle, involving 17 state and federal agencies. He proposed a streamlined, code-based permitting approach for smaller projects and said the group is seeking matching funds to complete a first California pilot. Throughout the hearing, members and witnesses repeatedly highlighted the tension between innovation and the high cost, complexity, and length of California’s permitting and funding processes.

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• Comments on this hearing were given on March 26, 2025, according to Rule 4, Section 11A of the Texas
• In December 2022, the Railroad Commission, at our section, applied for Class VI primacy to enable the
• Section 3506 seeks to repeal Chapter 132 of the National Resource Code and withdraw its membership from
• House Bill 3707 expands the definition of oilfield theft to include transporting petroleum without proof
• Yeah, that's something that would be really, really... it would be in a different section of code, but

Bills: HB1647, HB2612, HB3125, HB3158, HB3240, HB3506, HB3516, HB3707

Keywords: carbon sequestration, environmental policy, Texas, energy, climate change, regulatory council, geothermal energy, workforce development, education and training, energy industry, apprenticeship, energy production, energy policy, renewable energy, state council, administrative law, public information, transparency, government accountability, judicial process

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• Kindergarten includes TK as defined in Ed Code Section 48000.
• Is that in the Education Code?
• That's all in the Education Code? That's right.
• assessment and the local control accountability plan reporting requirements set forth in Education Code
• we don't always have the same funding for transportation.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The first one is House File 1982, transportation.
• House File 1982 proposes a thoughtful modification to the active transportation safety training statute
• So we want to be absolutely clear: we fully support the Goals of active transportation safety training
• There is a section in the Data Practices Act called the Personnel Data Section. It's 1343.
• I know this bill refers to Section 136A.84. Nothing in that section identifies tribal colleges.

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• I also appreciate the section on reimbursing districts for rehiring those teachers because often those
• And that's what we're going to get to are we gonna have a breakdown first section by section for a cost
• for each section Absolutely.
• That hold harmless said that it's 48257B, the education code.
• which model works. works in the evidence base, that's more outside of the education code.

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• Transportation funding did increase over in the state Senate.
• Transportation funding did increase over in the state Senate.
• For me notably, you know how important the child care subsidies and school transportation funding were
• So, but as it lists there, it lists, you know, the page number and the section 137.1050, those lines,
• business located anywhere in the world that rents out the whole house on Airbnb gets the same tax code

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal for the prior day by a vote of 131-2, and the Speaker signed several enrolled measures, including HB 1768, HB 1866, HB 1870, HB 2180, and HJR 173 and 174. Members also made a series of guest introductions and personal announcements, including remarks recognizing National Infertility Awareness Week and HCR 28, as well as notices about upcoming themed dress days. The chamber then received Senate messages returning a number of budget bills and other measures with Senate amendments, and the House budget chair moved to refuse the Senate versions and send HB 2002 through HB 2013 to conference. Members discussed major budget differences, including child care subsidies, transportation funding, higher education funding, and the shifting of broadband grant dollars, but all of the motions to go to conference were approved. The House also took up Senate Bill 975, relating to ambulance districts and emergency medical services. An amendment was adopted to restore compromise language on community paramedics and make a minor change to first responder mental health provisions. The bill passed 136-7. Later, the House considered a property tax reform package on Senate Bills 1066 and 1088. Amendments were adopted to correct technical drafting issues, require uniform levy increases across property classes and timely use of voter-approved tax increases, and add assessor training, electronic taxpayer notification, and changes to how disputed assessments are paid. Debate centered on local control, transparency, and the impact on schools and other local taxing districts. The combined bill passed 83-61. The House then adjourned until 4 p.m. Monday, April 27, 2026.

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• This request is required by Arkansas Code 215-226.
• The position will be responsible for oversight of the licensing section manager and the credentialing
• section manager.
• DHS, and 1.1 million of it was the Department of Correction. 0.6 million was the Department of Transportation
• The Department of Transportation, I understand, but the other two.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• and it's sections 8, 9, and 10, sorry, section F, 8, 9, and 10.
• Sorry, section F, eight, nine, and ten.
• If you look under Section I, or sorry, Section H, where it says this section does not apply to limit
• If you look under Section H, or sorry. distinction with that if you look under section h or sorry section
• When you have conflicting sections of the Constitution, courts will harmonize those two sections to the

Bills: SB1003, SB1060, SB1134, SB1275, SB1327, SB1429, SB1618, SB1634, SB1654, SB1803, SCR1002, SCR1005, SCR1023, SCR1027

Keywords: election, canvass, certification, ballot tabulation, write-in candidates, registration, voting procedures, voter registration, temporary absence, absentee voting, residency, military voters, overseas voters, election law, Arizona Revised Statutes, political signs, campaign materials, public safety, municipal regulation, veterans

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• <01:04:02.799> to amendment to the definitions section to amendment to the definitions section
• They obtain the gift card codes and pins.
• They obtain the gift card codes store. They obtain the gift card codes and<01:06:13.119> pins.
• <03:49:55.680> Uh,<03:49:55.920> my concerns with section section 1A.
• Uh, my concerns with section section 1A.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Entities organized as nonprofits under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code are exempt from taxation under
• IRS code are exempt from taxation under IRS code are exempt from taxation under 501A 501A 501A as well
• Code.
• 42 of the IRS code or section 42 of the IRS code or participating in federal or other affordable housing
• I agree with you what you have described on the congressional intent for section 10001. for section 10001

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Allowing PAs to sign these Section 12 orders is a zero-cost way for the Commonwealth to ease the strain
• Given this large body of evidence backing the intervention, two team-based billing codes for CSC were
• CMS has approved two billing codes for this, as you've heard, and it was endorsed by Don Berwick, the
• I wish that I could tell you that that's the only impact that being a PA that can't sign a Section 12
• Having 911 come and transport him to UMass in Worcester, I fell behind that ambulance and I was very

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a hearing on a large group of behavioral health and insurance-related bills. Topics included expanding access to mental health services by allowing physician assistants to authorize Section 12 emergency holds and be recognized as licensed mental health professionals (H. 1131/S. 773); improving coverage for community behavioral health centers so commercial insurance matches MassHealth’s bundled outpatient and crisis services (H. 1276/S. 703); eliminating cost sharing for certain behavioral health services (S. 718); extending detox and clinical stabilization coverage from 14 to 30 days and adding transitional support services (H. 1319/S. 772); requiring coverage for dual-diagnosis treatment in psychiatric facilities (H. 1277/S. 771); and preserving access to treatment for serious mental illness through coverage of coordinated specialty care and assertive community treatment (H. 1135/S. 709). The committee also heard bills on preventive behavioral health services for children (H. 1228/S. 802) and post-pregnancy mental health care, including postpartum depression and pregnancy loss-related care (H. 1314/S. 823).

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• We took this section from a bill that was heard in the Senate.
• Very simplified section.
• I stand here because I have coined myself a huge advocate of public transportation.
• , would you take public transportation?
• hospital, as defined in section 197.20 under subsections 1 and 2 of this section.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• That is a format that a QR code could be used on the mail-out.
• In other jurisdictions, they send in a postcard with a QR code and URL code for an option to respond,
• <01:34:33.639> and send in a postcard with a QR code and send in a postcard with a QR code
• Basically, I think we need to make some conforming amendments in the purpose section and Section 2A in
• Basically, I think we need to make some conforming amendments in the purpose section and Section 2A in

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard House Bill 4000, the Judiciary’s biennium budget bill for FY 2026-2027. Judiciary Director of Policy and Planning Brandon Kimura testified in strong support, outlining operating requests of about $6.17 million in FY 26 and $6.25 million in FY 27, 17 permanent positions and one temporary position, plus $9.9 million in capital improvements. He described funding needs for specialty courts, preparations for the Wahiawa District Court, an additional district court judge and staff for Kona, cybersecurity upgrades, the Criminal Justice Research Institute, statewide priority items, and restoration of several essential staff positions. He also said the Judiciary was seeking an additional $2 million for the Children’s Justice Center relocation lump sum because updated estimates had risen to about $8 million. The committee also discussed potential impacts from uncertain federal funding and asked for written follow-up on those risks and on the capital request, including coordination with Budget and Finance. Several organizations and individuals testified in support of the Judiciary budget, including the Hawaiʻi State Bar Association, Legal Aid Society of Hawaiʻi, and legal service providers. Mioko Eto asked for an additional $1 million for civil legal service providers, explaining that the current funding is spread across multiple providers and that the need remains high. David Copper of Legal Aid supported the request, citing statewide demand, 105 staff, 7,100 cases closed in the past year, and 15,000 calls received, while noting that many people seeking help cannot be served because of capacity limits. He also said recent federal funding disruptions and proposed cuts could affect legal services and related programs. Committee members asked about the Criminal Justice Research Institute’s mission; Kimura said its primary statutory role is to build a database focused on pre-trial reporting and data analysis, though it is also working on probation and mental health-related projects. No vote or final action on HB 4000 was taken in the hearing excerpt provided.